The Treasures of Empress Josephine Bonaparte
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- Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2021
- These two exquisite jewellery suites, offered in Sotheby’s upcoming Treasures auction (7 December 2021 | London) feature the finest craftsmanship fit for an Empress. In this latest episode of Expert Voices, Head of Jewellery Kristian Spofforth tells how they were gifted to Empress Josephine, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Find out about the stunning cameos and intaglios that feature in these jewellery suites, and how these iconic pieces were held in one of the leading jewellery galleries in the world.
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The colors used remind me of ancient Egypt with the lapis lazuli, gold and coral color. Thank you for sharing this rare find. Absolutely stunning!
Egypt was being studied and was a popular subject for academic inquiry. Napoleans army occupied the area, and a artifact called the rosetta stone was discovered in a pile of building debris. Greek stories were treated as myths, fanciful tales, with no basis in reality. Then they discovered Troy.
So yes, josephines jewelery would reflect the french peoples interest and paid homage to there ancestors.
We are all so lucky to be able to see these treasures up close. Thank you for this display.
This has to be one of the most elegant and beautiful sets of jewelry ever made. Saying that woman had impecable taste is an understatement. Her Malmaison castle is one of the most tastefully decorated houses in History..
Wow really!?
😍 Ohmygosh. 🤩 Emperor Napoleon’s BELOVED first wife, a widow, was much older than him. She lost her first husband to the guillotine (and nearly her own head, too!). She could have no more children so the Emperor reluctantly divorced her to get an heir, but he never stopped honoring, writing to, and loving her. The man was a bit obsessed, to be honest! Also, her given name was Rose 🌹(Napoleon christened her Josephine, a more lofty moniker fit for his Empress). 🪄👑
Remarkable craftsmanship, truly beautiful. As the narrator says, we can only imagine how much time went into creating these masterpieces.
It kind of looks like plastic. lol
jenniferlawrence9473 you’re obviously experienced in plastic jewellery made in China. Good for you
No matter our race, class or religion, there is no doubt that our human ancestors have done incredible works of art. I love humanity.
Based on slavery
marleney5306 age of global expansion
slavery happened to all races throughout humanities history, even the ancient Jews of the Bible had slaves. And slavery still happens in Islamic countries etc today
Marlene, I feel so sorry for you. I understand that you are angry and unhappy in your life but READ and LEARN and STUDY, or is it easier just to lash out?
I went o the V&A museum two years ago and the jewelry there knocked my socks off. Broaches, tiaras, necklaces and swords adorned with so many beautiful jewels….there was an especially gorgeous necklace made with enameled “bows”. Everything was stunning. I
How dare they equate a monetary price to these priceless artifacts at the end, completely uncalled for. This collection belongs to the people of Europe.
That cameo of MEDUSA is absolutely stunning 😍 Recently made a Medusa video so her tragic story has been on my mind.
Magnificent collection. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Stunning. So sad that they’re being sold and not staying in a museum.
Why?
@@user-rv9um5xc3r personally I like that in a museum other people will learn the history and context of the piece meanwhile if it were to be locked away in someone's personal showroom. Just better for academic expertise than collective purposees
@@madamadadane7989 being sold to a private buyer doesn´t mean it will be locked away in someone´s personal showroom.
Museums exhibit a lot of private items.
And even if this was a case of "personal showrom" or even a safe, the marginal benefit from two tiaras being exhibited to the public isn´t bigger than the millions in trade they acumulated througout their history.
Love intaglios and cameos and seeing them incorporated so beautifully into these incredible pieces of jewlery is just breathtaking
I thought at first that it’s some Versace Jewellery or something 😅
Absolutely breathtaking! Enchanting in every possible way! Congratulations!
Rick Pawn Stars: ” i’ll give you $20 bucks and that’s taking a risk”
Absolutely no proof I am unethical and greedy exists on film…. Rick Harrison
Its so beautiful it makes me cry!!!
Little did she know that Medusa would become the emblem of House Versace.
Medusa was the emblem of the Greek goddess Athena a couple thousand years before Versace used it. She literally wears it on her breastplate in most depictions. Certainly Josephine would have been aware of this 😊
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It belongs to a museum.
Just in time for Christmas ❤️
The remanded of the Bonaparte treasure is located somewhere in Louisiana after Jean Lafitte brought back the treasure from Spain, but failed to rescue Napoleon. I believe it to be just south of lake Charles, or in between lake Charles and cat island........ priceless artifacts!!!!
Impressive. The intaglios. Portraits are beautiful.
They are stunning!!!!!!☺️🇬🇧
#Amazing #Fashion #History!! #ThankYou for #Sharing!!
Yes, Phenomenal. Just wow!
Excellent presentation.
Thanks for the upload.
She was a lady with style that had many fine objects to surround herself with. Old jewelry has always fascinated me because of the beautiful workmanship involved. Thank you for posting.
By style you mean money
@@veryfrozen3271 not necessarily. She was a minor figure until marrying up. Her style and how she did things helped to attract her first husband, but her marriage was arranged and he was embarrassed by her low birth. She had weekly pedicures when it was not a common practice, but she had bad teeth and apparently smelled like a strong odorous cheese. She had a flair for fashion, though. Of course, having money did help her obtain her clothing and beautiful jewelry.
I kept craving carved gem Stones....This is Gorgeous.
As a fanatic or gold I never seen something more beautiful
so beautiful… wow!
Incredible.
Wow lovely indeed💜
Absolutely breathtaking beautiful
Just bought one 👌
I am so happy I have some beautiful cameo's
Wow 🤩 amazing
So gorgeous, I’m named after her 🌸
Beautiful 💓 I wish I could bid on them 😭
Superb.
Stunning, statement jewelry.
Gorgeous!
WOW amazing
Impressive! 👏👍
Wow 🤩
Awesome
This is why it is so important that treasures from metal detection, mudlarking as well as archaeological sites are reported and logged with Antiquities.
If the intaglio/cameo in these pieces Are ancient Roman they had to have been dug up somewhere in Europe and sold to the highest bidder. In a private collection they're lost to the world but here in the museum they Belong to the world.
So is the Victoria and Albert museum selling these now?
beautiful
Looks brand new.
Amazing i like cameos
Wonderful to.see
Survived 200years. Amazing.
Is so gorgeours 🤩🤩🤩 beautifulllllllll
i shall have to see these at the v&a
The more I see of these sorts of works of art, the more I marvel and the more I am curious regarding the makers. Do we have well documented information regarding the artists, goldsmiths, carvers, and so on? I see people do some of this work today with high tech equipment. But, countless centuries ago, what must have the studios and craft centers looked like?
In the news these days are looted Scythian gold works. Also a marvel.
I am curious about their craft centers and masters of the crafts and arts.
So essentially this woman had the first Versace piece! Or should I say this is where he got his inspiration from.
I have about 300lbs. Of those glistening stones. They certainly are amazing!
It’s interesting how at the time if you were a “Napoleon criticiser” at those times you probably would have made fun of his wife’s jewellery.
But now the jewellery holds such historical significance it’s looked at without negativity.
I want!
Sold.
Why are these being sold off?
‘Permanent loan’ obviously means nothing these days?
Excellent question.
Now I know how Versace got his style of design
So mesmerizing, I had to puaso so I could stare
❤superb
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Wow
Seen in Katherine the Great as well have held in my own hands too..😮
Thank you ..😮😊
Joséphine Bonaparte : for one second, i was asking myself who she was. She is called, she was called Joséphine de Beauharnais.
how on earth did they make these before power tools existed? How do you carve such fine features into a rock? that looks like Chalcedony, which is a pretty hard rock to cut. nowadays you could do it with a dremel, but its hard to imagine doing that with some sort of primitive sandpaper.
They were given to the museum are you selling them?
wow
The intaglio stones are not referenced as to their specific nature. Are these agate? Inquiring minds are curious.
yes Carnelian agate chalcedony: micro crystalline quartz
Is the chained roundel with cameo design a sort of Versace style?
She was the first one on her block to own a Versace bracelet! LOL
That burnt orange
They should be in the Louvre not the V&A.
I’m pretty sure they were sold
Empress Josephine’s treasures should be purchased by the Napoleonic musée national; then put on permanent display within Chateau de Malmaison.
Versace !
Josephine been wearing Versace jewelries
I would think this would go for millions, not mere hundreds of thousands
Can’t imagine the value ? Of those pieces ??
Thought it was live rosin
💡
Appraiser : it's in the $5mill dollar range at the rite auction
Rick : best I could do is $50 bucks an a smile ... I gotta get it framed , it takes up space an it will sit for a while
They should be in Paris, I hope at least they remain in Europe...
The Medusa piece looks like something made by Versace
these stuff can have a look of resins these days
This Medusa is so familiar…
the monitary "value" is almost insulting. these are invaluable pieces of history, i cannot phathom them being lost to the world.
So she wore Versace?
😄😄😄
2:24 why does this look like Versace?!😆
In this life, there’s no balance. Imagine being a part of this classical era and wearing the most rare antiquities of the world today back then, yet no photography to vividly capture them only paintings which doesn’t do as much visual justice as photography. Just goes to proves that no human civilization ever had it all. The golden age or era characterized by class, never had photography and the so called modern age of today doesn’t have class.
Ngl I thought the thumbnail was of a fat dab
I would not believe this. I got scammed with a Martha Stewart add like this one!!!! They stold $180
Our Philadelphia Josephine street by our Cartier's watches for time piece's sees
Thought this was a fat dab at first
Permanent loan? Is that a new word for “stolen”?
Honestly the prices seem low
Do die for, litterally...🤭
Johnny dang ain't got nothing on this!
Permanent loan ,,,,now being sold? These belong in the Louvre not in the bank vault of the rich